THE TOP 100 INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOLS FOR SATS
The three English scores were averaged and added to the maths result from key stage 2 Sats in 2014 to produce this ranking. Pupil numbers are used as a separator where scores are tied.
KS2 Level 5+
2015 2014 English English English
rank rank reading grammar writing Maths
1 2 Guildford High School Junior School 100 100 100 96
2 1 The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’
Preparatory School, Elstree 98 98 92 96
3 44 Heatherton House School, Amersham 100 100 65 100
4 7 The Lady Eleanor Holles
Junior Department, Hampton 96 98 77 94
5 James Allen’s Preparatory School, Dulwich, London 96 100 74 94
6 Rastrick Independent School, Brighouse 80 100 100 90
7 55 St Bernard’s Preparatory School, Slough 95 100 68 95
8 23 Lyonsdown School, New Barnet 91 88 88 91
9 Benedict House Preparatory School, Sidcup 100 91 73 91
10 4 Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST, London 91 96 87 87
11 12 Royal Grammar School Newcastle Junior School 97 96 70 90
12 15 Nottingham High Infant and Junior School 91 94 79 89
13 16 The Gleddings Preparatory School, Halifax 92 84 88 88
14 29 Highfield Priory School, Preston 82 100 100 82
15 14 Durston House, Ealing, London 87 91 81 89
16 38 Sunderland High School Junior School 100 92 83 83
17 Griffin House School, Aylesbury 86 71 86 93
18 13 Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow 88 94 38 100
19 18 Ursuline Preparatory School, Brentwood 90 85 40 100
20 37 St Winefride’s RC Independent School, Shrewsbury 86 95 55 91
21 94 The Swaminarayan Preparatory School, Neasden, London 91 91 65 87
22 25 The Froebelian School, Leeds 95 81 62 90
23 48 St Teresa’s RC School, Princes Risborough 90 80 80 85
24 47 Danesfield Manor School, Walton-on Thames 84 84 84 84
25 34 Norfolk House School, Birmingham 81 94 63 88
26 68 Prenton Preparatory School, Birkenhead 82 100 73 82
27
3 Ruckleigh School, Solihull 87 93 80 80
28 Heathfield School, Pinner (now Northwood College
for Girls GDST) 88 96 76 80
29 57 Lorenden Preparatory School, Faversham 100 90 100 70
30 31 Mayfield Preparatory School, Walsall 92 92 50 88
31 71 St Pius X Preparatory School, Preston 74 89 68 89
32 6 Alleyn’s Junior School, Dulwich, London 91 91 78 78
33 45 Gatehouse School, Bethnal Green, London 93 77 56 89
34 65 St Anne’s Preparatory School, Chelmsford 84 84 58 89
35 43 Elm Green Preparatory School, Chelmsford 86 86 69 83
36= 10 Nottingham Girl’s High School Junior School GDST 79 81 85 81
36= 61 Woodford Green Preparatory School, London 77 78 78 85
38
22
Chigwell Junior School 91 88 74 77
39 8 Carleton House Preparatory School, Liverpool 88 82 47 88
40 24 Seaton House School, Sutton 89 95 42 84
41 28 Merton Court Preparatory School, Sidcup 81 78 65 84
42 79 Palmers Green High School Junior Department, London 95 80 75 75
43 60 Gateway School, Great Missenden 90 86 59 78
44 St Christopher’s School, Hampstead, London 89 86 72 72
45
75
St David’s College, West Wickham 71 79 75 79
46
9 Waverley School, Wokingham 86 71 64 79
47
92
Copthill School, Stamford 74 71 77 77
48 33 Newcastle High School for Girls (Junior) GDST 83 81 72 72
49
11
Reddiford School, Pinner 68 74 79 76
50 53 Gidea Park College, Romford 61 83 83 72
KS2 Level 5+
2015 2014 English English English
rank rank reading grammar writing Maths
51 70 Crown House Preparatory School, High Wycombe 85 75 70 70
52 41 Sutton High Junior School GDST 81 81 56 72
53
40
Park School, Bournemouth 71 76 74 71
54= St Winifred’s School, Southampton 80 70 40 80
54= 97 Hemdean House School, Reading 90 70 60 70
56 Orchard House School, Chiswick, London 82 76 76 65
57 96 West Lodge School, Sidcup 63 68 74 74
58
78
Oakwood School, Purley 75 63 63 75
59 26 The Manor Preparatory School, Abingdon 88 73 75 63
60 35 Westville House School, Ilkley 75 55 70 75
61
80
Longacre School, Guildford 63 67 50 80
62 77 Brontë House School (Woodhouse Grove), Apperley Bridge 73 65 38 81
63 67 Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells 70 65 38 81
64
32
Brentwood Preparatory School 77 67 63 69
65 59 Salterford House Preparatory School, 86 86 50 64
Calverton, Nottinghamshire
66 Thorpe Hall School, Southend-on-Sea 76 76 65 65
67
83
St Andrew’s School, Rochester 80 86 46 66
68 36 St Hilda’s School, Bushey 90 70 70 60
69 66 The Croft Preparatory School, Stratford-upon-Avon 81 74 47 69
70 42 Eton End School, Datchet 83 67 87 57
71 Norwich High School for Girls GDST 68 73 52 70
72 52 St Michael’s School, Leigh-on-Sea 75 75 68 61
73 70 St Peter and St Paul School, Chesterfield 79 58 42 74
74 19 Snaresbrook Prep School, South Woodford, London 69 69 56 69
75 82 Eversfield Preparatory School, Solihul 72 75 61 64
76 Battle Abbey Preparatory School, Bexhill 91 82 91 45
77
81
Roselyon School, Par 60 59 65 71
78 46 Durlston Court Preparatory School, New Milton 74 65 62 65
79 50 Widford Lodge Preparatory School, Chelmsford 85 80 35 65
80 72 Daiglen School, Buckhurst Hill 73 80 40 67
81 51 Mylnhurst Preparatory School, Sheffield 76 81 33 67
82 69 Oakfield Preparatory School, West Dulwich, London 72 79 49 62
83 The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford 65 85 55 60
84
17
Heywood Prep, Corsham 75 58 50 67
85 56 Loyola Preparatory School, Buckhurst Hill 74 61 65 61
86 Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester 67 75 67 58
87 93 Badminton Junior School, Bristol 74 74 52 57
88 King’s Ely Junior 77 65 44 61
89 Kimbolton School 77 72 38 60
90 Town Close School, Norwich 75 67 48 58
91
98
The Mead School, Tunbridge Wells 71 58 46 63
92 Hunter Hall School, Penrith 60 47 53 67
93 Dolphin School, (incorporating Noah’s Ark
Nursery Schools), Clapham, London 59 59 50 64
94 St Columba’s College, St Albans 70 69 15 66
95 Winterford House School, Kidderminster 79 62 55 52
96 Haddon Dene School, Broadstairs 63 63 56 56
97 Notre Dame Preparatory School, Norwich 85 31 54 60
98 St Faith’s at Ash, Canterbury 64 58 42 61
99 St Benedict’s Junior School, Ealing, London 60 60 31 62
100 Keble Prep, Winchmore Hill, London 64 73 64 45